Attempted Mt Struck again and made it up in much better shape - no 185bpm heart rate this time! Gorgeous day, I feel only the teensy, tiny bit guilty compared to my Chicago friends with -10* to -4...read more

Attempted Mt Struck again and made it up in much better shape - no 185bpm heart rate this time! Gorgeous day, I feel only the teensy, tiny bit guilty compared to my Chicago friends with -10* to -40* windchills and snow everywhere ;-)

Just a quick spin so far, but cool! Great deal. $500, Easton aero max 24F/32R wheels built for beefy me. Really bombproof wheels. It came with head unit and all the cables/cases. My Garmin reads it, so I plan to sell the head unit, maybe get $50-75.

Took down 1200 lights' worth of Christmas cheer. Untold hundreds of steps up and down ladders to detangle from bushes, eaves, and palm trees. My calves hurt! Sad. ;-) But the 900 lights I foug...read more

Took down 1200 lights' worth of Christmas cheer. Untold hundreds of steps up and down ladders to detangle from bushes, eaves, and palm trees. My calves hurt! Sad. ;-) But the 900 lights I fought tooth and nail to get up my 35' palm tree are STAYING until next year!

er...I'll bite. uh... why would I (or anyone) want a square water bottle? this cylindrical one that I have next to my desk seems to work just fine. I guess if it's just a style thing, that's cool. Fiji has had a difficult time with their bottles fitting into normal cup holders.

Life springs anew! I might be helping Dave of 'Clean Bottle' fame in early March with his convention show in Chicago! Details TBD, but wearing the BottleBoy costume is a remote possibilit...read more

Life springs anew! I might be helping Dave of 'Clean Bottle' fame in early March with his convention show in Chicago! Details TBD, but wearing the BottleBoy costume is a remote possibility! Oh please, oh please!